Cllr Leo Pollak has been reinstated to the Southwark cabinet two years after breaking code of conduct.
In 2021, Cllr Pollak resigned from his position of cabinet member for housing before being found to have broken the councilโs code of conduct.
It was revealed that Cllr Pollak was harassing residents online through an anonymous twitter account.
An external investigation found that this activity represented a breach of Southwarkโs code of conduct for councillors.
At the time, leader of Southwark Council Cllr Kieron Williams described Cllr Pollakโs actions at a โserious error of judgementโ.
However, at Southwarkโs annual meeting on Saturday, it was announced that Cllr Pollak would be returning to the cabinet as the Deputy Cabinet Member for Housing Allocations.
The Liberal Democrat opposition group in Southwark has called the appointment โan insult to residentsโ.
Leader of the Southwark Lib Dem Cllr Victor Chamberlain said, โLabour seem determined to treat the people of Southwark will utter contempt. In 2021, this councillor was found to be anonymously haranguing residents online, attempting to shut down any criticism of council policy with personal attacks against campaigners. Now, just two years later, the leader of the council thinks he can sneak him back into the fold.
Southwarkโs cabinet should be one of transparency and integrity, and yet here they are welcoming back a member whose complete contempt for concerned residents got him kicked out just 24 months prior. This appointment is an insult to residents and we urge them to rethink.โ
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